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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
Eric G. Larson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Eric G. Larson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A curable composition includes polyepoxide, high-melting metal particles having a melting point above 300° C., low-melting metallic particles having a melting point of less than or equal to 300° C., and a fluxing curing agent comprising a fluxing curing agent comprising: a hydroxyalkyl-substituted tertiary amine, and at least one diacid compound represented by the formula:HOC—Z—CHCHCH—Z—COHwherein Zand Zindependently represent a covalent bond or an aliphatic hydrocarbylene group. The at least one diacid compound comprises at least 50 percent of the total weight of carboxylic acids and anhydrides present in the curable composition. Articles comprising the curable composition, and methods of making the same are also disclosed.